By a margin of 12 votes, a proposal to raise Eufaula’s city sales tax 1 cent to pay for street improvements was defeated at the polls Tuesday, Feb. 11. The slim margin reflected a light turnout of vot...

As I exit my position as Secretary of the McIntosh County Election Board, I am so grateful that never once during my tenure have we made the national news! I wish to thank everyone who helps to ensure...

February annually honors Black History Month. We celebrate the achievements and history of African Americans and their contributions to our society and the world. This specific month was chosen to coi...

Hanna Public Schools, which offers grades K-12, is the heart of this community in far western McIntosh town. The school, and the town, have survived droughts and depressions and dwindling populations ...

Oklahoma nonprofits serving the state’s most vulnerable residents were among the first to feel the freeze as the Trump administration announced a sweeping, abrupt pause on funding for federal grants, ...

Reopened Monday Eufaula and Checotah schools that closed Thursday and Friday, Jan. 30-31, due to the latest flu outbreak. According to a posting by the Eufaula School District, 22 percent of the stude...

Tuesday, Feb. 11, the future of Eufaula’s streets will be in the hands of voters. A special election will be held to determine whether to approve a 1-cent city sales tax to raise the funds necessary t...

The 3rd annual Women’s Luncheon will be held at the VFW hall on Feb. 22, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be a fun time of fellowship, insightful discussions, raffle prizes, and networking! Lunch wil...

A driver and her canine companion are lucky to still be alive after crashing through a guardrail and almost ending up in Lake Eufaula over the weekend. On Saturday, Feb. 1, the F.A.I.C. Fire Departmen...

Wanted: a few good men and women. Age: 18-44 or so. Willing: to work long hours for little or no pay. Routinely: put your life on the line. If you have what it takes and can last 10 years before retir...

Arnold Willard Carey Jr., 27, has been bound over for a preliminary hearing on several charges related to a seconddegree rape allegation. On Jan. 22, Associate District Judge Brendon Bridges set the p...

For the Feb. 11 Special Election of the City of Eufaula, early voting will be held on Thursday, February 6 and Friday, Feb. 7 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the County Election Board office. There is no ear...

Mama Tig’s Pizza in Eufaula has been voted Best Pizza in the State by readers of Oklahoma Living, a publication of the Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives (OAEC). OAEC has widespread readers...

District 3 County Commissioner Bobby Ziegler shared a message sent to him by Chad Macy, a representative of the TransAlta Canadian River Project. The corporation withdrew from the project more than a ...

Emma Lee Ellison, 24, of Checotah, has been ordered to undergo a mental examination and then to appear in court at 9 a.m., Feb. 18 for a competency hearing. Special District Judge Brian McLaughlin ord...

The Eagle Bluff home of Jamie Knight was destroyed by fire Sunday afternoon. Knight was not home at the time of the blaze. Eufaula Fire Chief Chad French said the call came in at 3:28 p.m. Eufaula fir...

The annual Martin Luther King Jr. birthday celebration breakfast at the Mt. Olive Star Baptist Church was held inside while the outside temperature was barely out of the teens. But the celebration war...

WASHINGTON – Oklahoma’s Republican delegation gathered Monday in the Nation’s Capitol to celebrate the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States. Trump, who won Oklahoma ...

Tecumseh Police Officer Justin Terney, 22, a graduate of Canadian High School, was gunned down following a traffic stop in Pott awat om i e County on March 26, 2017. Byron James Shepard, 43, the man c...

DAVID BRYNING POLICE CHIEF As the Chief of Police for the City of Eufaula, I could not be more proud of our Officers, as they continue to play an intricate role in safeguarding our community, ensuring...